In the near future we can expect a mass emergence of Autonomous drones single passenger taxi. EHang, the Chinese company engaged in the production of Amateur drones demonstrated at CES-2016 flying vehicle weighing about 200 pounds, which she plans to bring to market in an unspecified but near future. The approximate cost of flying drone-taxi for one person would be 200-300 thousand dollars.
“After the show at CES, our goal is to commercialize this product in the next three to four months”, — says the financial Director of the company EHang Shan Xiao.
Now the most important task for the company is completing necessary accreditation at the Federal office of civil aviation USA and the receipt of all necessary certificates for the right of use of the vehicle, dubbed “Ehang 184”. In addition, it is necessary to solve the problem of safe landing of the drone-taxi, a stock of batteries which lasts just 23 minutes of flight or about 16 miles. From city to city on such a thing, of course, to fly will not work.
It is also important to note that the drone has no manual control. It is completely Autonomous. So if something happens, then most likely, the flight for the passenger will fail.
